Lake Argyle is Australia's largest artificial lake by volume. It is part of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme and is located near the town of Kununurra. The primary inflow is the Ord River, while the Bow River and many other smaller creeks also flow into the dam. Lake Argyle normally has a surface area of about 1,000 square kilometres but this alters with the amount of water it holds. Lake Argyle's usual storage volume is 5,797,000 megalitres, making it the largest reservoir in Australia. We spend several hours touring the lake in a boat before a sunset swim with the requisite champagne and nibblies.
a pair of water birds kept pace with the boat for a while offering wonderful reflections
reflected mountains
Champagne time!
The sunset turned the cliff walls red
The more subdued colours of the sunset towards the east
The primary inflow is the Ord River, while the Bow River and many other smaller creeks also flow into the dam.
Lake Argyle normally has a surface area of about 1,000 square kilometres but this alters with the amount of water it holds. Lake Argyle's usual storage volume is 5,797,000 megalitres, making it the largest reservoir in Australia.
We spend several hours touring the lake in a boat before a sunset swim with the requisite champagne and nibblies.